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A. v. Rows. GATE.

APPLICATIGN FILED AUG-15, i912.

1,224,325., Patented May 1, 1917.

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ALVIN V. ROWE, 0F GALESBURG, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1, 1917.

Application led August 15, 1912. Serial No. 715,292.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ALvrN V. Bowls, citizen of the United States,residing at Galesburg, in the county of Knox and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which thefollowing is a specication.

This invention has reference to improvements in gates and particularlyto the swinging type of gate.

One of the objects of this invention is the provision of a bracing meansfor a gate which is simple and efficient, giving the gate rigidity andpreventing the same from sagging at the hinge.

My invention has further reference to the improvement in various detailsof strncture, arrangement and design of a gate, having particularreference to that type of gate which may be termed non-sagging.

To the aecomplislnnent of the foregoing and such other objects as mayhereinafter appear my invention consists in the construction,combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and thensought to be defined in the appended claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings forming a part hereof and which show, merely forthe purpose of illustrative disclosure, one embodiment of my invention,it being understood however that various changes may be made in practiceWithin the scope of the appended claims without digressing from myinventive idea which is defined' herein.

In the drawings;

Figure 1 shows a gate provided with my improved brace and hinge member,the upper and lower hinge being of different design, and the gate beingprovided with my improved barbed wire attachment.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of my gate showing the lowerhinge shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 2.

In gates of this general character it has been found advisable toprovide bracing or truss members so as to prevent all sagging of thegate. To this end I have provided in this invention a double truss whichis connected to the upper and lower hinges of the gate and also to theupper and lower end portions of the angle iron cross-piece. This doubletruss thereby forms an additional truss at the upper and lower portionsofthe hinge end of the gate. rIhis forms two triangular braces ortrusses at these portions, materially aiding informing a rigid gatestructure and preventing all sagging away from the hinges.

Referring now to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the longitudinalmem bers or slats being spaced apart and secured in proper relativeposition by the crosspieces 2, which as shown preferably take the formof angle irons. These angle iron cross-pieees are arranged in pairs onopposite sides of the boards and are connected by means of bolts 3.

The primary truss member is formed by the end cross-piece 2 and thediagonally disposed brace members 4 and 5 which are arranged induplicate on opposite sides of the gate and secured together,constituting what might be called a double truss. rIhese members areconnected together in the. center 0f the middle pair as at 6, thishaving the advantage of making the gate self squaring, that is inassembling, permitting the members to be placed in proper lpositionwithout the necessity of squaring them up. As

shown these brace members 4 and 5 are attached to the eXtremitalportions of the end cross-piece 2, as at 7 The-hinge members for the topand bottom of the gate, indicated generally as 8 and 9, are providedwith the extensions 10 and 11, to which the braces 4 and 5 areconnected, as at 12 and 13. The end cross-piece 2 has the upwardlyextending flange of the angle iron cut away as at 14 to provide therecesses 15 in which the hinge members 8 and 9 are seated, the latterbein secured to said end cross-piece 2 by means o the bolts 16 and 17.Attention is here called to the fact that I provide a maj or triangularbrace for the hinge end of the gate which includes the cross 0rtransverseangle iron pieces 2 and the brace members 4 and 5, and, inaddition, I provide the minor triangular braces or trusses, whichinclude the eXtremital portions of the brace members 4 and 5 and endcross-pieces 2 and also the eXtensions 10 and 11 of the hinge members 8and 9. This provides the gate with additional bracing means in the placewhere it is necessary, giving it additional rigidity, and. preventingall possibility of sagging.

What I claim is 1. In combination with a gate including longitudinalmembers and cross pieces or members connecting said longitudinal membersin spaced relation, an end cross piece or member formed of angle ironand having its outstanding ange cut away to provide recesses, hingemembers secured to said longitudinal members and to said end cross pieceand resting in said recesses.

2. ln combination in a gate including longitudinal members and crosspieces or members, one of said cross pieces or members being adjacentthe hinge end of the gate, a brace or truss for said gate includingdiagonally extending members secured together to one of saidlongitudinal members and having their` ends secured to the end portionsof said cross piece or member, hinge members for said gate havingportions extending under and secured to said diagonal brace or trussmembers, said hinge members also being secured over said end cross pieceor member, whereby a major triangular truss is formed and also aplurality of minor triangular trusses.

ln combination in a gate including longitudinal members and cross piecesor members, one of said cross pieces or members being oi angle iron andlocated adjacent the hinge end of lthe gate, and having its outstandingflange cut out to provide recesses with abrupt shoulders, a brace ortruss for said gate including diagonally extending members securedtogether to one of said longitudinal members and having their endssecured to the flat side of the end portions of said angle iron crosspiece or member, separate hinge members for said gate h'aifing portionsextending under and secured to said diagonal brace or truss members,said hinge members also being secured over said end cross piece ormember and passing through said recesses, whereby a major triangulartruss is formed and also a plurality of minor triangular trusses.

4. A gate including in combination, longitudinal members in spacedrelation, cross pieces or members extending transversely to saidlongitudinal members and one being positioned at the hinge end of thegate, brace members secured to the ends of said end cross piece ormember and extending diagonally to an intermediate longitudinal member,being secured together, hinge members having extensions secured to saidend cross piece or member and also secured to said diagonal bracemembers, whereby minor triangular` trusses are formed within the anglesof the major triangular truss formed by said diagonal brace members andsaid end cross piece or member, said hinge extensions being positionedon top of said cross piece or member and extending under said diagonalbrace members.

In testimony whereof I alix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ALVIN V. ROWE..

Witnesses:

C. A.. GUs'rAFsoN, P. F. BRUEME.

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` Washington, D. G.

